New York Islanders’ Power Play Dooms Them In Loss to Boston

Mar 25, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Boston Bruins center Frank Vatrano (72) celebrates on a goal that would be recalled during the first period against the New York Islanders at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports

The New York Islanders’ power play doomed them in a crucial loss to the Boston Bruins.

When the Islanders and Capitals last met in the postseason, the league’s writers couldn’t stop talking about how the Isles’ power play was holding them back.

And although it’s been two years, the storyline remains the same. For all the praise that interim head coach Doug Weight has garnered in recent weeks, it’s his supposed strength — the man advantage — that has alluded him and his team this entire season.

Coming into Saturday night’s contest, New York’s power play unit ranked a paltry twenty-sixth (15.8 percent) out of 30 teams. It was the same story against Boston, when the Isles went scoreless on six opportunities.

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Justin Weiss is a staff editor at Elite Sports New York, where he covers the New York Islanders and Brooklyn Cyclones. In 2016, he received a Quill Award for Freelance Journalism. He has written for the Long Island Herald, FanSided and YardBarker.